Object having waste materials applied thereon

ABSTRACT

An object includes an outer peripheral surface, and one or more decorative layers applied onto the outer peripheral surface of the object, the decorative layer includes a number of particles formed by waste and recycled materials, to increase an abrasiveness of the object. A liquid material may be mixed with the particles of waste and recycled materials for applying and attaching onto the outer peripheral surface of the object.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to an object, and more particularly to anobject having a decorative outer layer applied thereon and made of wastematerials.

2. Description of the Prior Art

More and more waste plastic materials, waste rubber materials, or otherwaste synthetic materials have been developed today and discarded away,which have been seriously pollute our environment.

In order to save our environment, some of the waste plastic materials,waste rubber materials, or other waste synthetic materials have beenrecycled and used again. However, most of the recycled or wastematerials are embedded in various objects, and have not been providedfor decorative purposes.

The present invention has arisen to mitigate and/or obviate theafore-described disadvantages of the conventional objects and wastematerials.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The primary objective of the present invention is to provide an objectincluding a decorative outer layer applied thereon and made of wastematerials.

In accordance with one aspect of the invention, there is provided anobject comprising an outer peripheral surface, and at least onedecorative layer applied onto the outer peripheral surface of theobject, the decorative layer including a plurality of particles formedby waste and recycled materials, to increase an abrasiveness of theobject.

A liquid material is further provided and mixed with the particles ofwaste and recycled materials for applying and attaching onto the outerperipheral surface of the object.

Further objectives and advantages of the present invention will becomeapparent from a careful reading of the detailed description providedhereinbelow, with appropriate reference to the accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an object in accordance with the presentinvention, having a decorative outer layer applied thereon and made ofwaste materials;

FIG. 2 is a partial cross sectional view taken along lines 2-2 of FIG.1;

FIG. 3 is a cross sectional view illustrating a container for preparingthe materials for applying onto the object;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view illustrating a printing machine forapplying the decorative outer layer onto the object;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged partial perspective view of the printing machineas shown in FIG. 4; and

FIG. 6 is a perspective view illustrating a painting device for applyingthe decorative outer layer onto the object.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

Referring to the drawings, and initially to FIGS. 1 and 2, an object 10in accordance with the present invention may preferably be a leather ora sheet member and comprises one or more decorative layers 11 appliedonto the outer peripheral surface 17 thereof and having recycled orwaste materials 12 engaged or provided therein.

The recycled or waste particle materials 12 may be selected from thewaste plastic materials, the waste rubber materials, or other wastesynthetic materials, which may be ground or cut into particles orvarious sizes or volumes or diameters or lengths or widths, by such asgrinding machines, cutting machines, or the like.

As shown in FIG. 3, the recycled or waste particle materials 12 may thenbe disposed in a container 70, and mixed with and/or blended with aliquid material 14, such as adhesive materials, painting materials,printing ink materials, or the like, and preferably suitably stirredtogether to form a pasty material 15. It is preferable that the recycledor waste particle materials 12 occupy about 30%˜80% by weight, and theliquid material 14 occupy about 70%˜20% by weight.

As shown in FIGS. 4, 5, the pasty material 15 may then be applied ontothe object 10 by such as the rollers 21 of a usual printing machine 20,or by a painting device 30 (FIG. 6), in order to apply the decorativelayers 11 onto the object 10 and to have the recycled or waste particlematerials 12 engaged or provided in the decorative layers 11. Therecycled or waste particle materials 12 may then be solidly secured orattached onto the object 10 after the liquid material 14 has been driedor cured.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the decorative layers 11 which are appliedonto the object 10 may have the recycled or waste particle materials 12engaged or provided therein, and which may greatly increase theabrasiveness of the object 10. The sheet or leather like object 10 maypreferably be used to make gloves, shoes, anti-slip pads, anti-collisioncushions, roofs, etc.

Accordingly, the object in accordance with the present inventionincludes a decorative outer layer applied thereon and made of wastematerials.

Although this invention has been described with a certain degree ofparticularity, it is to be understood that the present disclosure hasbeen made by way of example only and that numerous changes in thedetailed construction and the combination and arrangement of parts maybe resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of theinvention as hereinafter claimed.

1. An object comprising: an outer peripheral surface, and at least oneouter layer applied onto said outer peripheral surface of said object,said at least one outer layer including a plurality of particles formedby waste and recycled materials, to increase an abrasiveness of saidobject, and liquid materials mixed with said particles of waste andrecycled materials for applying and attaching onto said outer peripheralsurface of said object, said particles of waste and recycled materialsoccupying 30-80% by weight, and said liquid materials occupying 70-20%by weight.
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